Keeping Data Safe at Garmin

Garmin aims to keep its products, apps and websites safe for everyone, and data security is very important to us. To that end, here’s some information about the measures Garmin takes to secure data.

Garmin’s Responsible Disclosure Policy

Data security is a priority at Garmin. If you are a security researcher or Garmin customer and think you’ve found a security issue or vulnerability, we appreciate your help in disclosing it to us in a responsible manner. Please don’t access or modify data without permission, and act in good faith not to degrade the performance of our products, apps and websites.

If you believe you have discovered a vulnerability or have a security incident to report, let us know using the form below. Please include a detailed description of the possible vulnerability and an email address where we can reach you in case we need more information. We'll work to assess your report as quickly as possible. We appreciate your help in making Garmin products, apps and websites secure. We'd also like to thank all those who have already reported security issues.

Using a PGP Key

If you’d like, you can download our public PGP key and use a third-party encryption site to increase the privacy of your report.

Frequently Asked Questions about Garmin Security

What does Garmin do to try to prevent and resolve security issues?

Garmin has dedicated security personnel who are armed with an array of security tools that protect and monitor for threats 24/7. Security personnel work closely with teams throughout Garmin in an effort to keep products, apps and websites safe. Members of the Garmin team are also continually keeping our servers up to date with security patches and operating system updates.

How is my personal data protected?

Garmin uses a variety of safeguards, personnel and processes that form defense in depth barriers to protect your data.. Garmin continuously evaluates our security posture to further enhance the security of your data.

What access do third parties have to my personal data?

Please review our Privacy Statement to read about the ways your personal data may be shared with third parties.

About the security issue

If you believe you have discovered a security vulnerability or have a security incident to report please use the form below to let us know. Please describe the issue you wish to report.

I’m experiencing a problem with my Garmin account, email address or passwordI have a privacy concern or a privacy related question about Garmin products and servicesMy Garmin device was lost, stolen or I have a technical problem with the deviceI want to report a technical support scam or concernI want to report a technical security bug in a Garmin product (website, SSL certificate, mobile app, device etc.)I want to report a Garmin security related problem not listed above

If you're not reporting a security issue, we are unable to respond to your message and the following link may help resolve your issue:

Security Information

When submitting an issue, please provide a technical description that allows us to assess exploitability and impact of the issue. If you're not reporting a security issue, we are unable to respond to your message and the following link may help resolve your issue: